surmulen

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Arguably from Middle Low German sūrmūlen. Arguably past participle of verb surmula. In folk etymology interpreted as sur (sour) +‎ mulen (cloudy; overcast), for example in the 1749 dictionary by Olof Lind. Compare Danish surmule. See also Dutch zuurmuil, archaic German Sauermaul, English sourpuss.

Adjective

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surmulen (comparative surmulnare, superlative surmulnast)

  1. sullen, morose
    Synonyms: trumpen, butter

Declension

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Inflection of surmulen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular surmulen
Neuter singular surmulet
Plural surmulna
Masculine plural3 surmulne
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 surmulne
All surmulna
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

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